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Howard Crowdy - who took the photographs - said he came across “broken bottles, dirty nappies, discarded shoes, towels, backpacks and rubbish” during his visit to Myrtleville beach, Co Cork.

But the piles of rubbish left to rot on our beaches come just days an An Taisce cleanup saw the trust shift 15 tons of rubbish from Ireland's coastline.

A spokesperson for An Taisce, said that "over 130 clean ups took place over last week" across the country as part of Coca-Cola Clean Coasts week.

Rubbish left on Myrtleville beach, Co Cork (Image: Howard Crowdy)

"Seeing this destruction of such a stunning beach is terribly saddening especially as it follow a week where Clean Coasts programme engaged over 2,300 volunteers helping to clean up their local beaches as part of Coca-Cola Clean Coasts Week," they said.

They added that people should make sure to take all their rubbish home with them after visiting a beach.10648591